ERS/ATS technical standard on interpretive strategies for routine lung function tests

S Stanojevic, DA Kaminsky, MR Miller… - European …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Appropriate interpretation of pulmonary function tests (PFTs) involves the
classification of observed values as within/outside the normal range based on a reference …

COPD–do the right thing

H Sandelowsky, UM Weinreich, BB Aarli, J Sundh… - BMC family …, 2021 - Springer
A gap exists between guidelines and real-world clinical practice for the management and
treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although this has narrowed in …

[HTML][HTML] Heterogeneity within and between physician-diagnosed asthma and/or COPD: NOVELTY cohort

HK Reddel, J Vestbo, A Agustí… - European …, 2021 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Studies of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) typically
focus on these diagnoses separately, limiting understanding of disease mechanisms and …

Respiratory and cardiovascular outcomes in survivors of extremely preterm birth at 19 years

JR Hurst, J Beckmann, Y Ni, CE Bolton… - American journal of …, 2020 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Growth and development during adolescence may modify the respiratory and
vascular differences seen among extremely preterm (EP) individuals in childhood and early …

GOLD 2021 strategy report: implications for asthma–COPD overlap

M Roman-Rodriguez, A Kaplan - International Journal of Chronic …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In its 2021 strategy report, the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
states:“we no longer refer to asthma-COPD overlap (ACO), instead we emphasize that …

Airway diseases related to the use of cleaning agents in occupational settings

HH Mwanga, O Dumas, N Migueres, N Le Moual… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Exposure to disinfectants and cleaning products (DCPs) is now a well-established risk factor
for work-related asthma (WRA). However, questions remain on the specific causal agents …

Bringing asthma care into the twenty-first century

K Larsson, H Kankaanranta, C Janson… - NPJ primary care …, 2020 - nature.com
Despite access to diagnostic tests and effective therapies, asthma often remains
misdiagnosed and/or poorly controlled or uncontrolled. In this review, we address the key …

Overall response to anti-IL-5/anti-IL5-Rα treatment in severe asthma does not depend on initial bronchodilator responsiveness

C Mümmler, H Suhling, J Walter, N Kneidinger… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Positive bronchodilator responsiveness (BDR)(change in forced expiratory
volume in 1 second [ΔFEV 1]≥+ 200 mL and≥+ 12%) after inhalation of a short-acting beta …

The role of smoking in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap

NC Thomson - Immunology and Allergy Clinics, 2022 - immunology.theclinics.com
In clinical practice, the classification of chronic airways diseases into asthma 1 and COPD 2
is based predominantly on the assessment of symptoms, risk factors, and physiologic …

The association of spirometric small airways obstruction with respiratory symptoms, cardiometabolic diseases, and quality of life: results from the Burden of Obstructive …

B Knox-Brown, J Patel, J Potts, R Ahmed… - Respiratory …, 2023 - Springer
Background Spirometric small airways obstruction (SAO) is common in the general
population. Whether spirometric SAO is associated with respiratory symptoms …